The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
3:57 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 19.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.89° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.54° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.